Swather



Feb. 17, 1931. B. s. HARRIS ET AL 1,792,691

SWATHER Filed Dec. 5, 1928 Patented Feb. 17, [931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BURTON-8. HARRIS AND HOWARD II. JOHNSTON, O1 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ABSIGNOBB TO MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY, LIMITED, 01 TORONTO, CANADA SWATHEB Application filed December 5, 1828. Serial No. 828,968.

This invention relates to agricultural implements adapted to cut, convey and dischar e the cut grain to form a windrow, and the o ject of our invention is to so provide a machine of this character that the cut grain swather that it may readily be converted from an end to a center delivery or vice versa.

The constructions are hereinafter described and are fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which F 1g. 1 is a plan view of our swather showin it arranged for end delivery;

Fig. 2 a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the arrangement for center delivery; and

Fig. 3 an end elevation thereof In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

1 is the frame of the machine which includes the usual platform 2, cutter bar 3 and conveying apparatus 4. The latter comprises one or more endless conveyors 4 or 4 and 4, the combined length of the last two being substantially the same as the length of the con veyor 4. The conve or 4 (see Fig. 1) passes around the rollers 6, which are 1' ournalled in bearings 11, 12 formed in or carried by the platform so that the rollers may be ositioned at different points longitudinally t ereof.

On the platform beneath the conveying apparatus 4 is carried a two Eiece tray 8, 8 the combined len h of whic is substantially equally to the on th of the conveyor 4 which is shorter than t e platform 2 so that a delivery opening 5 is formed at the end of the conveyor. This deliver opening 5 may be formed at the other en 0 the machine by shifting the rollers 6 and 7 into a fresh set of hearings, or by shifting the bearings longitudinally of the platform and by shifting the tray ieces 8 and 8. In this case the roller 7 woul occupy the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, and the chain 9 forming part of the drive connection between the wheel 10 and the conveyor 4" would be short- When it is desired to convey the grain cut by the cutter bar 3 to a center delivery opening 5", the tray pieces 8, 8 are spread apart and secured to the opposite ends of the platform 2 (see Fig. 2). The conveyors 4", 4 are now used instead of the single conveyor 4, and these conveyors are carried on the rollers 6, 6* and 7, 7 respectively. Bearin s '11 and 12 are provided for receiving t e journals of the rollers 6*, 7 so that this change may be readily made in the field. In this case the chain 9 will mesh with sprockets carried by the rollers 7, and 6 so that the conveyors 4", 4 will travel in opposite directions towards the opening 5.

As the rollers 6 and 7 may be left in position while the conveyor 4 is being used, and the latter ma be joined in two places so that one art of it will form the conveyor 4", it will e necessary to carry only a short piece of conveyor for attachment to the other part of the conveyor 4 to form the conveyor 4. This short piece of conveyor material and a pieceof chain long enough for attachment to the chain 9 to permit it to reach from the sprocket of the roller 7 in Fig. 2 to the sprocket of the roller 6 are thus all the extra equipment required to obtain a delivery of the grain at any one of three positions.

Any suitable gearing may be employed to drive the conveyors 4", or 4 and 4 to convey the cut grain towards the openings 5 or 5. If the chains 9,9 be employed as part of the gearing, the chain 9 in Fig. 1 will be crossed to drive the conveyor 4 toward the right as indicated by arrow in this fi re. Should the opening 5 be formed at the left hand end of the machine the chain 9 will be open to drive the conveyor toward the left. In Fig. 2 the right hand end of the chain 9 will be open to drive the right hand conveyor 4 towards the left and the portion ofthe chain between the sprockets of the rollers 6 and 7 will be crossed to drive the left hand conveyor towards the right.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A swather including an open platform; conve ing apparatus having a total length less t an that of the platform to form a delivery opening through which grain may be discharged; rollers for supporting the conveyinglapparatus; and means for journallingthe r0 are at different points longitudinally of the platform to position the ;pening at either end or the center of the plat orm.

2. A swather including an open platform a tray formed of a lur ity 0 parts having a total length less t an that of the latform to form a delivery opening throug which grain may be discharged, the arts of the tray being sh1ftab1e' longitudinal y of the platform to position the opening at either end or the center thereof; and conveyin apparatus adapted to be altered to convey te grain to any position of the delivery opening.

3. A swather includin an 0 en p atform; a tray formed of a plura ity 0 parts having a total length less than that of the latform to form a delivery opening throug which grain may be discharged, the parts of the tray being shiftable longitudinally of the platform to position the openin at either end or the center thereof; a lura ity of rollers adapted to be positione at various points longitudinall of the platform to sult the posltion of t e delivery opening; and conveying means carried by the rollers to convey the grain to the deliver opening.

Signed at Toronto the 21st day of November, 1928.

BURTON S. HARRIS.

HOWARD M. JOHNSTON. 

